The Portland daily press., 1887-10-22
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
Supreme Court Justices Hear the
Case of the Anarchists.


WASHINGTON, Oct. 21.-Application to the
United States Supreme Court for a writ of
error in the Chicago Anarchists cases. was
made in open court shortly after noon by
General Pryor In behalf Of the condemned
prisoners. The points upon which he relied
to show that the cases involved federal ques-
tions which would give this court jurlsdc-
tion, were first, that the statute of Illinois,
relating to the empannelment of jurors,
makes 1t possible to try the prisoners with
partial and prejudiced jury, as was, in fact,
done In this case, and that such statute is
obnoxious to the Federal constitution, and,
second, that the prisoners were compelled to
testify against themselves and criminate
themselves, and that the eliminating evil
dence against them was obtained by the po-
lice from their private desks, without search
warrants. in violation of the constitutional
provision that man shall not be deprived
OF life, ETC., without due process of law.
The court directed Pryor to have printed,
at once, those parts of theirecord which pre-
Sented these questions and have print ed
copies ready for submission to the court to-
day, or early tomorrow.
After Money for Maine.
M. p. Fernald, president of the State Col
lege of Maine, has called on Comptroller
Durham to urge him to take steps in aid of
agricultural experiments. Congress at the
last session passed bill providing that ex-
perimental work be established in each
State for agricultural work and that $4,000
be allowed each State for that purpose.
Comptroller Durham decided that as the bill
did not specifically say, "and money for this
purpose is hereby appropriated" it cannot
be paid to the State. The call of President
Fernald asks the comptroller to recommend
that the sum be placed in the deficiency bill.
~ Il AoItn ff Il htA Ansln
to recommend the immediate passage by
Congress. on its assembling. of a bill making
a special appropriation to cover the present
fiscal year, so it is probable that Maine may
yet get her $4,000 for this years expert
mentS.
Pensions for Maine.
The following Maine pensions were grant
ed today:
Mercy Piper, mother of Francis L. Smith, Bon
'Elbridge Chick, Great Pond, increase.
Jacob 5. Hinckley Eastport.
Joseph A. Furbish, Bradford.
John Eplayze, Oldtown, increase.
Joseph e. Nutter, Wiscasset.
G. Pomeroy, Bnrnham.
+. Zadoc Scovill Lubec.
Walter Haues, SacO
John S. Mclaughlin, Bangor, original.
Yincennes Grupt, Togus.
Frank Green, navy Bangor.
George ii. Smith, Hermon, reissue.
James McKenny, Fort Fairfield.
Henry b. Lusky, Caribou.
Other Matters.
Harry Garfield will shortly marry Miss
| Mason, daughter of the late Joseph Mason
! of Cleveland, whose widow and Mrs Gar
field are first cousins. This is the young
! lady whose illness in Europe is made the oc-
| casion of Mrs. and Miss Garfeld's hasty trip
thither at this time. She has been ordered
to the south of France by her physician,
where they will join her.
The Washington Star says that Colonel
Robert G. Ingersol has been retained as
counsel for the Chicago Anarchists. and in
the event of a failure to get the case before
the United States Supreme Court he will ap-
peal to the governor of Illinois for clemency.